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Offer an Undo capability.

In reality this is a property of the application for which speech is an interface. Some states are reversible, others may not be or may require complex book-keeping.

  1. Undo may not be necessary for stateless applications.

    The cost of a single transaction governs the usability of a speech interface in this case. A high cost for a transaction (whether primary or undo) decreases usability.

  2. Undo is sometimes referred to as Disconfirmation of an input.


Alex Rudnicky
Thu May 9 15:10:03 EDT 1996